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Python

Posted by jayda hendrickson
jayda hendrickson
3,413 Points

Datetime

Is it possible to print a line of a code on a specific date?

1 Answer

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ygh5254e69hy5h545uj56592yh5j94595682hy95
7,934 Points

Yes

from datetime import date
import time

while True:
    today = date.today()

    # mm/dd/y
    # 10/27/2020
    today_date = today.strftime("%m/%d/%y")    

    if str(today_date) == "10/28/2020":
        print("Message")
    # Sleeps for 1 second then checks again
    time.sleep(1)

This will require that your program is kept open and running in the background. Other alternatives are having to use external tools, and they depend on what kind of system you are running.

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ygh5254e69hy5h545uj56592yh5j94595682hy95
7,934 Points

correction

"10/28/2020" should be "10/28/20"